As an innovator, with Home Office accreditation spanning over 30 years, Anthony Parfitt has worked on improving safety systems for Network Rail and the Police. He has delivered large scale Government projects, with public safety at the heart of many of his inventions. After the tragic events at Grenfell Tower and his own household experience, Anthony saw an urgency to channel his expertise, in the first instance to domestic households, and then the commercial market.
The idea for the CiTM concept was driven from a personal incident in 2015, when a water leak in his kitchen flooded the floor and water sprayed into a dishwasher, causing it to fail. The events could have caused a fire in his kitchen, had he not been around to manually switch off the water supply at the stop cock and the electricity at the consumer unit. Both actions stopped further flooding and any potential fire from escalating. It caused him to think about what the consequences could have been had those events occurred whilst he was away from the kitchen, or when he and his family were asleep.
He became aware that many household fires start during sleeping hours from faulty goods that we all rely on. He started to work on how he could use technology to bring about greater safety within the home. Then, following the tragedy at Grenfell Tower, Anthony knew he had to turn his full attention to bringing his idea to a working concept. He wanted to use technology to not only detect but also act, in order to protect families and prevent such unnecessary loss of life.
CHAIRMAN & CEO
(FOUNDER)
A game-changing innovator, Anthony is Home Office accredited with 30+ years experience of designing and delivering mission-critical and life-critical electronic & IT solutions to Government, Police & Security Services and Railway Operators in the UK and around the World.
Chief Support Officer
Alan has enjoyed a very successful career in the property industry and received an MBE for his work in the charity sector. Alan has first class UK & International contacts in business and politics, ideal for Ci™’s future funding and partnerships.
Chief COMMERCIAL Officer
With an MSc in Construction Law, Daniel has vast experience working on commercial contracts within Construction, Power and Infrastructure sectors. Daniel brings extensive knowledge in procurement, negotiations and contract management, having previously worked on key projects across the UK and Europe, most recently as Head of Contracts & Risk Manager on the world’s largest offshore wind farm, Hornsea 2.
CHIEF COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER
Chris has over 25 years of experience in journalism including working on some of the UK’s biggest TV shows, including BBC News, BBC Breakfast and Watchdog, and is now one of the most trusted journalists on British TV.
He has his own production company which creates globally distributed shows and more recently has been working as a media consultant for sports governing bodies.
Chief Technical Officer
Focused IT Professional with a proven track record of designing, implementing, and managing technology-based solutions, delivered within timescale and budget. Experienced in business aligned technology rapid proof of concepts and MVPs through the implantation of serverless cloud technologies.
CHIEF HARDWARE OFFICER &
HEAD OF R&D
Michal has more than 15 years professional experience within the telecommunication and electronics sectors, with a background working for mobile operators like T-Mobile, Orange and infrastructure vendors like Huawei.
Recently he has developed radio and electronic subsystems for heavy load logistics and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) for the British and U.S Armies, and always strives to always apply practical uses to newest technology.
CREATIVE LEAD &
COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER
Multi-discipline creative designer with 20 years experience at both agency and corporate level, managing projects from concept to delivery. Responsible for developing the Ci™ brand culture and visual identity as well as graphic, web and app design, product & packaging design, 3D modelling and motion graphics.
SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGER
With a passion for technology and marketing, Elisabeth brings extensive experience in developing and implementing social media strategies to drive engagement and increase brand awareness. She’s committed to providing innovative and impactful solutions that help the company achieve its goals and maintains a competitive edge in the marketplace.
PRODUCTION MANAGER
Mark has spent the last 26 years managing the research and development, procurement, production, testing and installation of various new technically advanced digital CCTV, ANPR and sophisticated control systems for law enforcement, large multinational and infrastructure companies.
SENIOR HARDWARE
& SOFTWARE DEVELOPER
After graduating with a Master’s degree in Engineering & Electronics, Aleksejs spent 7 years supporting university led research projects. Specialising in electronics and firmware, this saw him work on projects ranging from satellite subsystems to battery powered sensors and camera control.
From there he worked alongside Michal for 2 years designing electric UAV power, control, and battery management circuitry.
PARTNERSHIP RELATIONS
Michael has created, owned and sold businesses for over 30 years and has a keen sense when it comes to creating and delivering opportunities at the highest level.
He is a natural networker with a proven track record in marketing, and experience in TV and radio promotion. With a natural energy and creative flair for product, Michael is the ideal team member to help deliver Ci™ to the market on a global scale.
CHIEF STRATEGIC OFFICER
Marcus has over 40 years’ experience in the fire industry including 32 years with the London Fire Brigade, in which time he attended thousands of operational incidents before retiring in 2011, having reached a senior rank.
After the Grenfell fire tragedy Marcus used his knowledge and experience to assist in making some of the effected buildings safer to live in. He has served on several industry safety committees including chairing the British Property Federation Building Safety Sounding Board, reporting directly to government.
He is now committed to making Connected Innovations a world beating provider of innovative fire safety systems.
Connected Innovations Ltd
Chancery House, 30 St Johns Road, Woking, Surrey, GU21 7SA
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